Chapter 2 The divorce wasn't the worst part

Ava sat on the sofa all night waiting for Logan to come back so that they could settle it. Maybe he might forgive her if only she could beg him.

It was morning. She must have slept off, she immediately stood searching around for Logan but didn't find him. She picked up her phone and dialed his number. "Where are you, Logan?"

The man paused for a few seconds and then suddenly sneered. "I have only been away for hours and you are already missing me."

Ava's breath stopped for a second. In his mind, was she that shabby?

Ava took a deep breath, pretending not to hear the mockery in his voice. "I never said I missed you. We need to talk."

"What nonsense are you going to say again? We can't get a divorce, I am pregnant. I am tired of you."

Ava pursed her lips and tried to explain when a woman's voice came first across the phone. "Logan, how about this dress? Do you like it?"

The man shifted his attention immediately and his voice was gentler than Ava had ever heard. "You look so stunning. You can have all the dresses here. They look so good on you."

"Ava, we will be back soon." he said and was about to hang up when he realized that she had hung up already.

Ava stood at the balcony for a long time unable to return to her senses. Her hands and feets were cold and with a weary smile the woman turned and went back to her room.

Ava got up and decided to go get water from the kitchen when she saw the housekeeper, Susanna leading a woman to her bedroom.

"What are you doing here?" Ava snapped, anger flaring. In her two years of marriage, she had never been so insulted. Logan had finally decided to bring Arabella home.

Arabella Carter stood at the doorway casting a disdainful glance around the room. "This room is a mess. The room on the other side is the best place for Logan and me as our bridal suite."

Ava's face turned pale. "Bridal suite?" she couldn't believe that Logan had been planning their wedding already.

"Yes," Ava's voice dripped with arrogance. "I am here to set up our wedding room of course. Aunt Arabella said I could choose any room. I don't like your room but you can clear it. It will make a good space."

Ava could sense the hostility and provocation from Arabella. Arabella came back to Logan only to ruin everything Ava had built with him. Ava realized that she had been a placeholder for Arabella. Now she had been pushed out because of her.

Arabella lifted her chin arrogantly pointing to the divorce paper she had noticed. "Ava, I am really sorry you had to go through this. But it is the best thing to do. I know he had told you about the divorce and I suggest you sign it soon. If you push Logan too far, you might end up losing everything you have gained. You wouldn't want to, right?"

Ava's heart burned with rage. "Did Logan send you here to threaten me?

Arabella sneered. "Whatever you think. Logan and I are meant to be. If it wasn't for the unforeseen contingencies you wouldn't have been here today. What can a powerless woman like you do to us?"

Ava was furious but struggled to find the right words. She had always thought that a day like this would certainly come. She had to protect her unborn child.

As Arabella turned to leave, she noticed another thing, a dress on the table. "Wow! Who owns this?"

As Arabella reached out to take it, Ava turned and hurriedly carried it. "What do you want, can you just leave?"

"I need that dress. Give it to me!" Arabella lunged forward, trying to drag the dress from her.

"What is wrong with you? Haven't you taken enough? After luring my husband you still want to steal my dress."

Arabella raised her hands to slap her but Ava instinctively dodged causing Arabella to lose her balance and fall awkwardly to the floor, crying out in pain. "My legs hurt so much!"

Ava reached out to help her but a stern voice interrupted, "Ava, what are you doing?"

Logan had arrived, his face darkened as he saw Arabella on the floor. He pushed Ava away.

The force of Logan's push sent Ava crashing on the floor but she stared at them in surprise as her heart ached the more.

Logan bent down to pick up Arabella ready to leave when he noticed the divorce papers on the floor. Ava's signature was glaringly obvious on the last page. Logan's eyes flickered in surprise. "You signed it so soon?" For some reason, he felt so angry.

"Logan?" Arabella's voice was soft and pitiful.

Logan snapped back to reality, asking Arabella gently, "Are you okay?"

Tears welled up in Arabella's eyes as she whimpered. "Logan, my leg hurts so much. Will I be able to walk?

Logan massaged her calf trying to ease the bruising. "I will take you to the doctor. You'll be fine. I told you to stay away from this bitch but you insisted on coming."

Suddenly, Logan turned to Ava and said, "Apologize to Arabella now!"

Her heart grew numb as she spoke, "I didn't hit her. Are you such an asshole to take sides with this fool? She tried to hit me and fell by herself."

"That's not true!" Susanna interjected from the doorway. "Mr. Smith, I saw Mrs Smith push Miss Carter with my own eyes."

"Shut that mouth of yours!" Ava yelled.

Logan's face was filled with anger. "You shut up! You are equal to the maid now because you aren't needed anymore. Remember what happened to your uncle."

As she remembered, tears which she had been fighting back began flowing. Her uncle, Michael Carter was arrested for assault and when tried fleeing, he got into a car accident and was now in a coma in the hospital. "Logan, I never thought you would turn out to be like this."

She turned to look at Arabella who was already on her matrimonial bed. Logan turned to leave without saying any other word and Arabella stood up and followed him

Suddenly a sharp pain pulled up in her lower abdomen.

It hurts! It hurt so much that cold sweat broke out from her forehead and she shrunk herself into a ball.

She gritted her teeth, grabbed her phone with trembling hands and dialed the first phone number.

"Lo..gan, Logan please come back, my stomach hurts so much please help me."

The man interrupted her impatiently, "I just left the room and now you called me back to play games. I don't have time for this drama. Just get your things and leave the house."

Ava held back the pain. "I am not.."

Before she could complete her, the phone was hung up.

Ava dialed again but there was no response. She screamed out in pain. Maybe Logan will hear her and probably come back but it was for no use with tears in her eyes she could only dial another number.